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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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