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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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