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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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