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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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