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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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