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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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