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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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