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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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