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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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