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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores 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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