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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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