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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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