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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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