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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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