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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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