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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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