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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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