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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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