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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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