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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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