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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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