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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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