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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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