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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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