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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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