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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need 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. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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