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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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