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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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