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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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