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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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