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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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