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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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