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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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