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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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