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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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