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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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