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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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