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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning enable students all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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