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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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