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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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