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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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