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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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