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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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