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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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