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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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