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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important 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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