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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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