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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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