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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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