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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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