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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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