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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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