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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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