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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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