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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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