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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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