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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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