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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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