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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates 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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