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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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