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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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