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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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