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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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