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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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