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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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