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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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