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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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