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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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