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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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