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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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