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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the 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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