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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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