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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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