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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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