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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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