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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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