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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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