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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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