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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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