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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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