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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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