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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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