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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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