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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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