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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This 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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