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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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