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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses 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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