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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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