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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key 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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