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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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