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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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