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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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