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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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