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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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