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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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