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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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