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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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