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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key 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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