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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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