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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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