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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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