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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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