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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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