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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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