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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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