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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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