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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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