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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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