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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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