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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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