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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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