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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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