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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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