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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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