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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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