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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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