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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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