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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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