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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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