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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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