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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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