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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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