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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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