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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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