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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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