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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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