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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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