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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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