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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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