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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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