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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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