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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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