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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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