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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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