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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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