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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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