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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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