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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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