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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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