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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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