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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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