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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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