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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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