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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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