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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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