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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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