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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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