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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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