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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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