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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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