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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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