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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What 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 stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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