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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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