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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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