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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major 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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