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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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