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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning enable humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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