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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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