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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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