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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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