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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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