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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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