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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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