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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines 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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