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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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