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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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