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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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