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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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