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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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