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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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