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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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