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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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