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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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