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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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