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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the 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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