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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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