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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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