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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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