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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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