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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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