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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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