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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores 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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