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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the major 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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