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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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