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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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