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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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