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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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