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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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