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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners 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 several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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