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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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