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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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