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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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