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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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