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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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