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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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