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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates 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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