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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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