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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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