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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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