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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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