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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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