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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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