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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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