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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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