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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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