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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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