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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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