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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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