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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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