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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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