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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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