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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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