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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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