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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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