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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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