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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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