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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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