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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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