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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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