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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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