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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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