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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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