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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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