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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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