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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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