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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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