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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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