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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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