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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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