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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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