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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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