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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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