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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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