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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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