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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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