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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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