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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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