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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education enable people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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