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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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