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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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