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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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