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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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