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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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