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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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