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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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