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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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