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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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