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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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