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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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