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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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