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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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