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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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