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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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