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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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