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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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