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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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