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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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