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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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