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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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