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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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