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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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