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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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