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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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