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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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