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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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