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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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