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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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