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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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