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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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