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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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