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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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