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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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