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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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