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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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