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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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