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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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