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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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