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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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