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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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