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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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