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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates 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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