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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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