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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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