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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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