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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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