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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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