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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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