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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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