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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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