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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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