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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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