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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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