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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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