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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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