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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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