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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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