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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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