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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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