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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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