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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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