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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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