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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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