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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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