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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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