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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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