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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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