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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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