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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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