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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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