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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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