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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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