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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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