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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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