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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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