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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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