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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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