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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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