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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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