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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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