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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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