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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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