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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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