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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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