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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)