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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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