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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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