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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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