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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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