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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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