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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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