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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand these new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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