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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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