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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open education ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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