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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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