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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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