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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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