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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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