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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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