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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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