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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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