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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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