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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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