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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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