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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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