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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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