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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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