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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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