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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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