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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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