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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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