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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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