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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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