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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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