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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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