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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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