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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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