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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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