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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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