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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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