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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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