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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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