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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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