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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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