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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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