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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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