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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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