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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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