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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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