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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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