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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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