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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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