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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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