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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education enable learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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