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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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