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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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