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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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