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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently 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 topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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