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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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