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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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