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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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