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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 improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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