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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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