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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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