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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free 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 quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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