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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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