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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are typically 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 many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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