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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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