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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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