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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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