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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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