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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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