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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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