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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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