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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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