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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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