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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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