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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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