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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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