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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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