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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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