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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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