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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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