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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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