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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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