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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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