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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses 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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