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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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