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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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