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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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