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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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