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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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