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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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