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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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