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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these open educational undertakings. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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