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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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