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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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