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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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