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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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