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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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