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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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