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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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