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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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