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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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