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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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