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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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