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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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