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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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