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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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