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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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