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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What 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 handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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