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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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