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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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