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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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