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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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