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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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