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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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