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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the key 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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