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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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