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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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