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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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