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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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