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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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