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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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