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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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