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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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