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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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