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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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