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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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