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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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