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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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