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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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