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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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