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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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