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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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