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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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