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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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