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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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