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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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