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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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