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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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