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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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