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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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