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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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