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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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