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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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