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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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