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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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