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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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