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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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