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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What 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 organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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