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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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