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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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