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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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