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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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