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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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