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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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