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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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