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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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