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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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