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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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