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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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