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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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