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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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