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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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