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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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