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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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