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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the 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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