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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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