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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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