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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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