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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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