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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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