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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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