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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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