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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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