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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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