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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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