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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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