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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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