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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology enable learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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