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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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