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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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