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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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