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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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