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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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