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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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