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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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