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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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