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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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