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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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