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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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