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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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